Privacy Policy
Responsible Person in terms of the data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:
TITAN Befestigungstechnik-Großhandel GmbH
Asselborner Weg 28
51429 Bergisch Gladbach
Directors: Stefan Wickler, Simon Kleinbruckner-Nangru
Phone: +49 2204 988730
E-Mail: info@titan-gmbh.de
Your Data Subject Rights
You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided for our Data Protection Officer:
If you have given us your consent, you can withdraw it at any time with effect for the future.
You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority at any time, e.g., with the competent supervisory authority of the federal state of your residence or with the authority responsible for us.
A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html.
Collection of general data when visiting our website
Type and Purpose of Processing:
When you access our website, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise submit information, general information is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes details such as the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address, and similar data.
They are processed for the following purposes, in particular:
We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Information of this type is anonymized if necessary and statistically evaluated by us to optimize our internet presence and the technology behind it.
Legal Basis and Legitimate Interest:
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as order processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage Duration:
Data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose of collection. This is generally the case for the data used to provide the website, when the respective session is ended. In the case of storage of the data in log files, this is the case after no more than 14 days. Further storage is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of users are anonymized so that it is no longer possible to assign the calling client.
Provision Prescribed or Required:
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. Without the IP address, however, the service and functionality of our website are not guaranteed. In addition, individual services and services may not be available or may be restricted. For this reason, an objection is excluded.
Cookies
Like many other websites, we also use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are a small dataset that is stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.
You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie inventory. In addition, you will receive information and instructions on how these cookies can be deleted or their storage blocked in advance. Please use the help functions of your internet browser to find out how to change these settings.
Storage Duration and Used Cookies:
If you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or consent, the following cookies may be used on our websites:
| Name | Purpose | Storage Duration | Category |
| real_cookie_banner | Setting up cookies | 365 Tage | Technically necessary |
| ASP.NET_SessionID | Session cookie for unique session ID | Session | Technically necessary |
| wp-wpml_current_language | Save language settings | Session | Technically necessary |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | Save browser details | Session | Technically necessary |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Check if cookies can be set | Session | 365 days |
Technically Necessary Cookies
Type and Purpose of Processing:
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change.
The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these functions, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.
Legal Basis and Legitimate Interest:
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in a user-friendly design of our website, in conjunction with a balancing act according to §25 para. 2 TDDG.
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as order processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Provision Prescribed or Required:
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. Without this data, however, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services and services may not be available or may be restricted.
Google Maps
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This website uses Google Maps to visually display locations better and thereby improve our service.
Google Maps is only used with your active consent (2-click solution). By using Google Maps, data is transmitted to Google and stored on Google servers. Google sets at least one cookie (Name: NID) in your browser. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The USA has an adequacy decision from the European Commission for certified companies. Google LLC is certified under the Data Privacy Framework.
Storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on the device is voluntary and based solely on your consent according to § 25 para. 1 TDDG. If personal data is processed, the provision of your data is also voluntary, based solely on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
Recipients of the Data
The data collected through the use of Google Maps is processed and stored on servers of Google LLC located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Provision Prescribed or Required
The provision of the data is neither legally nor contractually required and is voluntary with your consent.
Google Analytics
Type and Purpose of Processing:
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: “Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files stored on your computer, to help analyze how you use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.
The purposes of data processing lie in the evaluation of the use of the website and in the compilation of reports on activities on the website. The use of the website and the internet should also enable further related services to be provided.
Legal Basis:
The storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on the device is voluntary based solely on your consent according to § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. If personal data is processed beyond this, the provision of the data is also voluntary, based solely on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
Recipients:
Recipients of the data is Google as the order processor. For this purpose, we have concluded the corresponding order processing contract with Google.
Storage Duration:
Data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for our recording purposes. See storage duration in the cookie table.
Third Country Transfer:
Google processes your data in the USA based on an adequacy decision. Google LLC is certified under the Data Privacy Framework.
Provision Prescribed or Required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. If you block access, this may result in functional restrictions on the website.
Withdrawal of Consent:
You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website in full. You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:
Profiling:
With the help of the Google Analytics tracking tool, the behavior of website visitors can be evaluated and their interests analyzed. For this purpose, we create a pseudonymous user profile.
Google Adwords
Type and Purpose of Processing:
Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The operator of Google AdWords services is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. If you have accessed our website via a Google ad, a cookie will be placed on your computer by Google AdWords. The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on a Google ad.
If the user visits certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can personally identify users.
Legal Basis:
The storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on the device is voluntary based solely on your consent according to § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. If personal data is processed beyond this, the provision of your data is also voluntary, based solely on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
Recipients:
With each visit to our website, personal data, including your IP address, is transmitted to Google in the USA. This personal data is stored by Google. Google may pass this personal data collected through the technical process on to third parties.
Our company does not receive any information from Google that could identify the data subject.
Storage Duration:
These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification.
Third Country Transfer:
Google processes your data in the USA based on an adequacy decision. Google LLC is certified under the Data Privacy Framework.
Withdrawal of Consent:
If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can reject the required setting of a cookie—for example, by setting your browser to generally disable the automatic setting of cookies, or by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain “googleleadservices.com.”
Please note that you must not delete the opt-out cookies as long as you do not wish to record measurement data. If you have deleted all your cookies in the browser, you must set the respective opt-out cookie again.
Provision Prescribed or Required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. If you block access, this may result in functional restrictions on the website.
Contact Form / Inquiry
Type and Purpose of Processing:
The data you enter in our contact form or otherwise transmit to us will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. A valid email address and your name are required for this purpose. This serves to assign the request and to answer it subsequently. The provision of further data is optional.
Legal Basis:
The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
By providing the contact form, we want to make it easy for you to contact us. Your information will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.
If you contact us to request an offer, the data entered in the contact form will be processed to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).
Recipients:
Our website is maintained by a service provider who acts as our processor. If you send us an inquiry regarding an offer, service providers used by us may receive data for these purposes, provided they need the data to fulfill their respective service.
Source of Data:
If you have made an inquiry to our parent company Ettinger GmbH, it is possible that your inquiry was forwarded to us based on legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in processing the inquiry or creating an appropriate offer (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR), since the inquiry concerns our product portfolio.
Storage Duration:
Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after processing the request.
If a contractual relationship arises, we are subject to the statutory retention periods according to the German Commercial Code (HGB) and will delete your data after these periods have expired.
Provision Prescribed or Required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, email address, and the reason for the inquiry.
Job Application
Type and Purpose of Processing
You can submit your application documents to us via email. The data you provide will be processed exclusively for the evaluation of professional suitability and to contact you.
Legal Basis
Processing is carried out to establish an employment relationship within the framework of pre-contractual measures taken upon request, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Recipients:
Within the company, those departments that need your data to fulfill contractual, legal, and regulatory obligations will have access to it (usually management and HR department).
Storage Duration:
In the event of a rejection of your application, data will be deleted six months after notification of the decision. If an employment relationship arises, the application documents will be kept for at least the duration of the employment.
Provision Prescribed or Required:
The provision of personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, processing the application is not possible without the information.
SSL Encryption
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g., SSL) over HTTPS.
Information About Your Right to Object According to Art. 21 GDPR
Right to Object on a Case-by-Case Basis
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (data processing based on a balancing of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 4 GDPR.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.
Recipient of an Objection
TITAN Befestigungstechnik GmbH
Asselborner Weg 28
51429 Bergisch Gladbach
E-Mail: info@titan-gmbh.de
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy to ensure it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g., when introducing new services. For your next visit, the new privacy policy will apply.
Questions to the Data Protection Officer
If you have any questions about data protection, please write us an email: TITAN Befestigungstechnik GmbH Email: info@titan-gmbh.de
TITAN Befestigungstechnik GmbH
E-Mail: info@titan-gmbh.de
This privacy policy was created with the help of activeMind AG, experts in external data protection officers.